David Attenborough
Born: 1926-05-08
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Biography
Sir David Attenborough (born May 8, 1926) is a broadcaster and naturalist. His career as the respected face and voice of natural history programmes has endured for more than 50 years. He is best known for writing and presenting the nine "Life" series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of all life on the planet. He is also a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the younger brother of director, producer and actor Richard Attenborough.
Known For
Smart Sharks: Swimming With Roboshark
2003★ 0.0
The Lost Gods of Easter Island
2000★ 6.5
Wild London
2026★ 7.5
Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss
1996★ 0.0
Attenborough at 90: Behind the Lens
2016★ 8.4
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild
2012★ 6.9
Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea
1993★ 0.0
Ocean with David Attenborough
2025★ 8.1
Survival Island
1996★ 6.0
When Björk Met Attenborough
2013★ 7.8
Attenborough and the Giant Elephant
2017★ 7.2
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018★ 9.3
Prince William: A Planet For Us All
2020★ 6.0
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
2020★ 8.4
Tales of Television Centre
2012★ 8.0
Whale Wisdom
2018★ 7.3
A War on Science
2006★ 8.0
Deep Blue
2003★ 6.8
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985★ 7.0
Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024★ 8.0
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
2008★ 7.0
Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting
2020★ 0.0
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
2007★ 7.0
Attenborough's Life Journey
2024★ 0.0
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016★ 7.3
Attenborough's Ark
2012★ 9.0
Zoo Quest to West Africa
1955★ 0.0
The Kiwi, The Knight and the Qashqai
2019★ 0.0
A Deeper Dive with David Attenborough
2025★ 6.0
Attenborough’s Journey
2021★ 8.0
Attenborough's Journey
2010★ 7.3
Björk: Biophilia Live
2014★ 7.6
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs
2018★ 6.0
Water Life A World of Water
2009★ 0.0
Great Natural Wonders of the World
2002★ 5.2
Our Planet: Behind the Scenes
2019★ 7.6
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
2021★ 7.5
Galapagos with David Attenborough
2013★ 7.2
Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015★ 8.1
Satoyama II: Japan's Secret Watergarden
2004★ 7.8
The Year Earth Changed
2021★ 7.9
Attenborough the Controller
2002★ 0.0
Planet Earth: A Celebration
2020★ 8.6
Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard
2021★ 7.4
Gorillas Revisited with Sir David Attenborough
2006★ 7.8
Fabulous Frogs
2014★ 8.3
Superfish
2008★ 7.0
Attenborough in Paradise
1996★ 9.0
A TV Dante
1990★ 6.4
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
2019★ 8.5
Africa's Fishing Leopards
2015★ 0.0
Extinction: The Facts
2020★ 7.5
Parkinson at 50
2021★ 10.0
Deep Ocean: Giants of the Antarctic Deep
2018★ 0.0
Secret Lives of Orangutans
2024★ 7.7
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018★ 7.0
Desert Seas
2011★ 9.0
Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast
2017★ 0.0
Hot Tuna
2012★ 0.0
The Making of David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
2018★ 7.5
And the Winner Isn't
2017★ 5.7
Attenborough's Wonder of Song
2022★ 8.6
Attenborough at 90
2016★ 8.0
Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction
2000★ 0.0
Wild Karnataka
2019★ 8.6
Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
2014★ 0.0
Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment
2017★ 0.0
Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough
2011★ 7.0
Leopard: The Agent of Darkness
1997★ 0.0
The Penguin King
2012★ 7.0
Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants
2017★ 7.0
Climate Change: The Facts
2019★ 7.1
Desert Lions
2006★ 6.0
Deep Ocean: The Lost World of the Pacific
2015★ 7.8
The Living Thames
2019★ 0.0
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
2009★ 7.6
Pangolins: The World's Most Wanted Animal
2018★ 6.5
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
2022★ 7.4
Aliens From Inner Space
1983★ 0.0
Dragons and Damsels
2019★ 8.0
The Queen's Green Planet
2018★ 7.0
Jaguars: Brazil's Super Cats
2016★ 0.0
The Private Life of Plants
1995★ 8.4
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002★ 5.1
Planet Earth II: A World of Wonder
2017★ 7.4
Satoyama I: Japan's Secret Watergarden
1999★ 7.0
The Secrets of Scott's Hut
2011★ 0.0
Legends of the Deep: Deep Sea Sharks
2015★ 7.0
David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive
2014★ 6.8
Lions: Spy in the Den
2000★ 8.0
Birds of Paradise
2010★ 7.7
Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth
2025★ 10.0
The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough
2003★ 0.0
World of Wildlife: African Big Cats
1995★ 0.0
The Forum
2019★ 7.0
David Attenborough: The Early Years
2013★ 10.0
David Attenborough's Tasmania
2018★ 7.5
Elsa the Lioness
1961★ 0.0
A Blank on the Map
1971★ 8.2
Bears: Spy in the Woods
2004★ 8.0
Hotel Armadillo
2017★ 0.0
Attenborough's Life That Glows
2016★ 8.1
The Amber Time Machine
2004★ 7.5
Islands of the Vampire Birds
1999★ 10.0
Tiger: The Elusive Princess
1999★ 0.0
David Attenborough Meets President Obama
2015★ 7.8
The Trials of Life
1990★ 9.0
Great Mammoth Mystery
2022★ 0.0
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor: The Link
2009★ 7.1
Into the Jungle
2018★ 7.8
The Song of the Earth
2000★ 7.0
The Mating Game
2013★ 0.0
Hummingbirds: Jewelled Messengers
2012★ 8.0
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
2020★ 7.0
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
2016★ 7.0
Superfish: Bluefin Tuna
2012★ 8.3
Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2011★ 8.6
Squirrel On My Shoulder
1979★ 0.0
David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
2017★ 9.0
David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
2023★ 10.0
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002★ 8.8
Zoo Quest in Colour
2016★ 8.5
The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth
1999★ 8.5
Clever Monkeys
2008★ 0.0
Animal House
2011★ 0.0
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013★ 8.0
Mad and Bad: 60 Years of Science on TV
2010★ 4.0
Barn Owl: Bird of Darkness
1991★ 0.0
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014★ 0.0
Sir David Attenborough – A Life on Earth
2014★ 0.0
Jane Goodall - Beauty and the Beasts
2010★ 8.0
Our Planet II
2023★ 0.0
The Dragons of Galapagos
1998★ 6.5
Conquest of The Skies 3D
2014★ 0.0
Conquest of The Skies 3D
2014★ 0.0
Attenborough's Big Birds
2015★ 8.5
The Minsmere Year
2004★ 0.0
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
1990★ 0.0
The Bat Man of Mexico
2014★ 9.1
Your Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006★ 0.0